TÜRKİYE’DE HAVA KALİTESİNİN COVID-19 BAĞLAMINDA DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: 23, 21 - 43, 22.06.2022

Abdulgazi Yıkıcı Hüseyin Ünal

Abstract

Hava kirliliği, temelde atmosferin doğal özelliklerinde olumsuz yönde yaşanan değişim şeklinde ifade edilmektedir. Bu değişime yol açan kimyasal, fiziksel ve biyolojik maddeler ise hava kirletici olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Söz konusu maddeleri ortaya çıkaran çeşitli doğal faktörler bulunsa da, bu maddeler ağırlıklı olarak beşeri faaliyetlerden kaynaklanmaktadır. Covid-19 salgını kapsamında alınan tedbirlerin, bu faaliyetlerde bir daralmaya yol açtığı düşünülmektedir. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin hava kalitesinde Covid-19 salgını döneminde bir değişim olup olmadığını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Covid-19 öncesi dönem ve Covid-19 dönemini kapsayan Nisan 2019-Mart 2021 tarih aralığında Türkiye’de seçilen illerin hava kalitesi; PM10, O3, NO2 ve SO2 değişkenleri kullanılarak TOPSIS yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Söz konusu tarih aralığı altı aylık dört dönem şeklinde ele alınmıştır. Değişkenler açısından dönemler arasındaki farklılık, Kruskall-Wallis H ve Tamhane’s T2 testleri ile kontrol edilmiştir. Yapılan analiz sonucunda seçilmiş illerin Covid-19 döneminde hava kalitelerinde kısmi bir iyileşme olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu iyileşme üzerinde mevsimsel değişimlerin yanı sıra Covid-19 salgını kapsamında alınan önlemlerin de etkili olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Hava Kalitesi, Covid-19 Salgını, Hava Kirleticiler, İstatistiki Yöntemler, TOPSIS

EVALUATION OF AIR QUALITY IN TURKEY IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19

Abstract

Air pollution is mainly expressed as a negative change in the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The chemical, physical and biological substances that cause this change are called air pollutants. Although there are various natural factors that reveal these substances, it is mainly due to human activity. The measures taken under the Covid-19 outbreak are believed to have led to a narrowing in these activities. Therefore, this study aims to examine whether there has been a change in the period of the Covid-19 epidemic in the air quality of Turkey. For this purpose, air quality of selected provinces in Turkey between April 2019 and March 2021, covering the before Covid-19 and Covid-19 period, is analyzed by TOPSIS method using PM10, O3, NO2 and SO2 variables. The date range used in the study is divided into four different periods. The difference between periods in terms of variables is checked by the Kruskall-Wallis H and Tamhane’s T2 tests. As a result of the analysis, it is determined that there was a partial improvement in the air quality of the selected provinces in the Covid-19 period. It is concluded that both seasonal changes and the measures taken within the scope of the Covid-19 epidemic are also effective on this improvement.

Keywords

Air Quality, Covid-19 Pandemic, Air Pollutants, Statistical Methods, TOPSIS

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